Inter-parliamentary meetings

The eighth meeting of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (PAC) was held in Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk on 17-18 September 2018, co-chaired by Mykola Kniazhytskyi on behalf of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and Dariusz Rosati on behalf of the European Parliament. The Parliamentary Association Committee, having considered the state of play of EU- Ukraine relations, the implementation of the Association Agreement and the overall security and political situation in Ukraine, agreed upon the following final statement and recommendations.

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9th meeting of the EU-Ukraine PAC, 13-14 March 2019, Strasbourg

The ninth meeting of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (PAC) was held in Strasbourg on 13-14 March 2019, co-chaired by Mariia Ionova on behalf of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and Dariusz Rosati on behalf of the European Parliament. The Parliamentary Association Committee, having discussed the major developments in Ukraine and EU Ukraine relations since 2014, and in particular since the creation of the PAC in February 2015, and exchanged views on the priorities for future developments, agreed upon the following final statement and recommendations.

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7th EU-Ukraine PAC meeting, 18-19 April 2018, Strasbourg

The seventh meeting of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (PAC) was held in Strasbourg on 18-19 April 2018, and was co-chaired by Mykola Kniazhytskyi on behalf of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and Dariusz Rosati on behalf of the European Parliament.

The Parliamentary Association Committee, having considered the state of play of EU-Ukraine relations, the implementation of the Association Agreement and the overall security and political situation in Ukraine, agreed upon the following final statement and recommendations (see attachment).

6th EU-Ukraine PAC meeting, 18-21 September 2017, Dnipro and Kyiv

The sixth meeting of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (PAC) was held in Dnipro on 21 September 2017, and was co-chaired by Mr. Mykola KNIAZHYTSKYI on behalf of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and Mr. Dariusz ROSATI on behalf of the European Parliament.

Members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and of the European Parliament, representatives of the Government of Ukraine and of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine as well as representatives of the European Commission and of the EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform participated in the discussions, which focused on the EU-Ukraine relations, the security situation and on the reform process in Ukraine, including the implementation of the Association Agreement.

A special session dedicated to the justice sector reform and the fight against corruption was held under participation of Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko.

The meeting was concluded by the adoption of a final statement and recommendations (link below).

The PAC meeting was preceded by a visit to Avdiivka, near the contact line, on 20 September.

4th EU-Ukraine PAC meeting, 20-21 September 2016, Kyiv

The fourth meeting of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (PAC) was held in Kyiv on 20-21 September 2016, and was co-chaired by Mr. Mykola KNIAZHYTSKYI on behalf of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and Mr. Andrej PLENKOVIĆ on behalf of the European Parliament.

Members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Members of the European Parliament, representatives of the Government of Ukraine and of the European Commission and European External Action Service, as well as representatives of the EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform participated, and discussed the following matters:

State of play of EU-Ukraine relations, including the implementation of the Association Agreement

exchange of views on the security situation and debriefing of the field trip to the eastern regions of Ukraine (18 September 2016)

institutional reforms and rule of law

the EU-Ukraine relations in the economic and energy field

The PAC's final recommendations included points on:

the overall security and humanitarian situation,

EU-Ukraine relations,

implementing the reforms,

human rights,

legislative framework in the field of elections and political parties.

3rd EU-Ukraine PAC meeting, 25-26 April 2016, Brussels

The meeting opened at 15:30 on Monday, 25 April 2016, with Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Andrej Plenković Co-Chair of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (PAC) and Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (MP) Ms Irina Gerashchenko, Vice-Co-Chair of the EU-Ukraine PAC presiding. During the meeting, the following matters were discussed:

State of play of EU-Ukraine relations and general political situation in Ukraine

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2nd EU-Ukraine PAC meeting, 4-5 November 2015, Kyiv

On 4-5 November 2015, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine hosted the second meeting of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (PAC), co-chaired by Member of the Verkhovna Rada Ostap Semerak and Member of the European Parliament Andrej Plenkovic.

The meeting included discussions on the following topics:

Exchange of views on recent political and security developments and the situation in the Eastern regions of Ukraine

state of play of EU-Ukraine relations

results of local elections in Ukraine

the situation in the East of the country (state of play of the implementation of the Minsk agreements; humanitarian situation)

the illegal annexation of the Crimea and the non-recognition policy by the EU

the EU-Ukraine relations in the field of trade, investments and energy

consideration and approval of Joint Statement and Recommendations

The members also discussed the main issues of Constitutional reform (including decentralisation), electoral reform, the fight against corruption, judicial reform, reform of Ukrainian public administration, civil service and the state of play of implementation of the Visa Liberalisation Action Plan.